Rupert Gleadow

Rupert Seeley Gleadow (22 January 1909 – 30 October 1974) was a British lawyer and author, who wrote on legal matters under the name of Justin Case.^[1] He also wrote extensively on astrology.

Gleadow was born in Leicester, the son of Frank and Mary Phyllis Gleadow (née Seeley), and was educated at Trinity College, Oxford.^[2] In his younger days he had a relationship with future novelist Barbara Pym.^[3] He married twice, having one daughter with his first wife Marguerite Rendu, and then marrying a painter named Helen Cooke^[2][4][5] Helen was the daughter of George Albert Cooke, and sister in law of Cecil Harmsworth King. Gleadow died in London, aged 65.

Bibliography

• Astrology of Everyday Life Faber, 1940
• Origin of the Zodiac Cape, 1969